Kes was voted by the Independent as one of the TOP TEN children's authors and he is the author of the award-winning Eat Your Peas and winner of the Red House Children's Book Award. Jim's first picture book Cats Ahoy! won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.

Awards

Winner of Teach Primary New Fiction Award 2015. Short-listed for The Sheffield Children's Book Awards 2015 and Portsmouth Book Award 2016.

Reviews

You'd be hard pressed to find a more entertaining book than this stunningly illustrated story... Field's illustrations are bursting with energy and silliness... an absolute treat. Irish Daily Mail

I adore this fantastic picture book... Jim Field's strong and amusing illustrations bring this hilarious rhyming story to life... no doubt going to be the favourite choice for bedtime... for both children and adults! Bath Chronicle

Kes Gray and Jim Field make an excellent pairing in this picture book perfectly aimed at young children... a series of increasingly funny scenes, making this a picture book that is fun to share. * * * * Books for Keeps

A very funny book with a lovely twist to the tale. Really entertaining... perfect for bedtime. Books for Keeps

Readers will enjoy the clever play on words as well as the bold and comical illustrations Carousel Storytime will never be the same. Impossible to resist Kirkus

Great fun independent.ie

Delightfully mad telegraph.co.uk

[A] hugely enjoyable piece of rhyming fun..."This is simply an absolute delight to read aloud with your child and became a firm bedtime favourite with my 6 year old daughter Coco" commented radio 2's Jo Whiley, Teach Primary

A fun and welcome addition to the world of rhyming animal books School Library Journal

Expect lots of laughter Booklist

Children will adore joining in with the strong rhyming patterns as well as loving the ridiculous scenarios Teaching English (Primary Matters)

Author description

Kes lives in Witham, Essex, with his wife, young family and assortment of animals. He is a born storyteller. Voted by the Independent as one of the TOP TEN children's authors only a year after publishing his first book, he is the author of the award-winning Eat Your Peas and winner of the Red House Children's Book Award for Younger Readers.

Jim Field is a lead-driven, pencil-pushing, 25-frames-per-second, Led Zeppelin fan. He is also a hugely talented illustrator and animation director. His first picture book Cats Ahoy! won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and his vibrant, energetic style and witty detail delight children and adults alike.